The music is fully developed and the playing is of a consistently high level. It's the kind of music you must really pay attention to, both the solos and ensemble playing captures your attention. I personally loved the interplay between the members and know that this group has the potential of being one of the most important new groups you will hear. Mike Abene, WDR Big Band, Maynard Ferguson
| Date | Venue/City/Country | Tickets, Links |
|---|---|---|
| 09.05.2024 | Zagreb TBA |
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| 23.11.2024 | Stockwerk Graz (AUT) |
Stockwerk Website |
| 27.11.2024 | Linz TBA |
Linz (Aut) |
The instrumental voices of Gerhard Ornig, Karel Eriksson, Koutsonanos Vasilis and Luis Oliveira becomes the unique sound of se4asons. A classic jazz quartet without a harmony instrument.
Tight unison melodies, complex rhythmic forms and structures , different sonic moods combined with the groups different nationalities offers rich opportunities for creative writing.
The absence of harmony instruments is reflected in their transparent sound and brings out a more contrapuntal approach which results in equal roles and more responsibility for each musician.
Since the start in 2015, the se4asons has emerged from the rehearsing studio to touring around Europe and performing at festivals like 12-points in San Sebastian, Bayerisches Jazzweekend /Regensburg in Germany, Jazzwerkstatt Graz as well as appearances on the Austrian National Radio Station for Jazz, Oe1, Jazzet Cafe in Athens(Greece) and more.
In early 2018 the group released their debut album "Long Ride" under the Viennese Label "Freifeld Tontraeger". The CD is available on ITunes and Bandcamp.
The year 2024 marks the release of there 2nd album on "Tomorrow is Now". We are proud to be part of Alessa Records or you can directly purchase the album from Bandcamp and listen it on most of the faourite Streaming devices.
The legendary bass player Greg Cohen described the music of the album as expressive, jagged, rhythmically hyper charged.
Gerhard Ornig: Versatile, award-winning austrian trumpet player, composer, arranger and music educator. Currently living and working in Graz.
Gerhard studied at Conservatorium van Amsterdam(NL) and Manhattan School of Music, New York as well as Kunstuniversität Graz in Austria.
In 2015 Gerhard was awarded Best Soloistas well asBest Improvised Jazz Soloat the Riga Jazz Stage Competition.
He is leading his own Trio, member of many excellent Ensembles all over Europe, like Christian Muthspiel Orjazztra Vienna, Ed Partyka Jazzorchestra, Vincent Veneman 10, Ornig/Rudzinskis Quartett...
Gerhard has worked with many artists and bands from all over the world including: the NDR Big Band, DR Big Band, Zagreb Jazz Orkestar,Latvian Radio Big Band, Miguel Zenon, Jim McNeely, Mike Holober, Gerald Preinfalk, Dick Oatts, Terell Stafford, Erik Truffaz etc...
For more info visit his Website...
Karel Eriksson is a swedish trombonist/composer, currently living in Vienna, Austria.
From the year 2009-2014 Karel studied Jazz Trombone at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz under supervision of renowned american trombonist/composer Ed Neumeister.
Karel recieved Best Solo Award in Litvinov Jazzfest 2009, a Best Soloist Award at the Jazz Juniors in Prague 2009 and an Outstanding Solo award at the European Jazz Competition in Rome 2012.
For more info visit his Website...
Vasilis Koutsonanos is born 1990 in Kozani,Greece. He started his early training in acoustic and electric bass with Lakis Tzimkas while he was attending classes in jazz arranging and classical harmony in the contemporary conservatory of Thessaloniki and he continued with Marc Muellbauer and Greg Cohen in Berlin, DE. He studied jazz performance, composition and instrumentation in the Department of Music, at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz, AT.
Before his graduation and he was given the opportunity to co-exist on stage with prominent jazz figures, like Jay Clayton, Sheila Jordan, Norma Winstone, Dena DeRose, Mike Abene, Wayne Brasel, Jacob Garchik, Luis Bonilla, etc. He has performed in international jazz festivals in Austria, Germany, Latvia, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic,Spain and Greece...
In 2019 he was accepted in Manhattan School of Music to join the masters program in jazz double bass. Due to the situation with the pandemic he was notable to attend the program. Currently he lives in Athens where he is teaching recording and playing. Vasilis is also the co-founder of "Musiclass" which is one of the first web platform for music lessons in Greek.
Luis Andre C. de Oliveira is a brazilian drummer, living in Graz, Austria, since 2012. Having studied at Campinas State University, he was quite active in the regional scene, making part in lots of originals projects and also working as a sideman. In 2012, after an european tour with Emiliano Sampaios Meretrio, he started the Master Graduation program in KUG, in which he completed with maximum grade, with a drum solo concert.
During these years in Austria, he participated in lots of original productions, recordings and also groups led by renowned musicians (such as Ed Neumeister, Karlheinz Miklin, Steve Swallow & Carla Bley, Michael Abene, Gerald Preinfalk, Krzysztof Dobrek, Heinrich von Kalnein, Ed Partyka, among others). Within all this range of groups he was able to play in important festivals and clubs around Europe: Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Russia, etc.
composed by Vasilis Koutsonanos
composed by Karel Eriksson
composed by Gerhard Ornig
composed by Gerhard Ornig
composed by Gerhard Ornig
It is the clear instrumental voices of rising trumpet star Gerhard Ornig, trombonist Karel Eriksson with the impeccable rhythm side of bassist Vasilis Koutsonanos and drummer Luis Andre Carneiro de Olivera. It resulted in a brilliant up-tempo brass sound with an attractive stage presentation.Henning Bolte, London jazz news
Fresh as the day is jagged, melodic like cats, grounded in sanity and taste.Greg Cohen (John Zorn,Tom Waits,Woody Allen)
Really impressed with the quality of the solos as well as their written material.Tony Dudley-Evans, British jazz promoter
se4asons covers a lot of territory.The band navigates complex rhythmic forms and also more sections, different sonic moods and above all else, each player demonstrates a grounding in the tradition of jazz and swing.Matt Clohesy (Darcy James,Jonathan Kreisberg)
Please send us a mail to jazz4seasons@gmail.com
Tel. - Gerhard Ornig - 0043 664 9702959 (AUT)
Tel. - Vasilis Koutsonanos - 0030 694 340 2967 (GRE)
We are really happy to be part of the Vienese Independent Label
"Freifeld Tontraeger", where we had the chance to release our first Album "Long Ride"
Check this community of inspiring young musicians along us and their music